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Premiered

Wednesday, January 15, 1986

Ended: Wednesday, February 5, 1986

When does Dead Head Season 1 come out?

Dead Head Season 1 premiered Wednesday, January 15, 1986 on BBC Two and ended Wednesday, February 5, 1986. The season has 4 episodes.

London based petty crook Eddie Cass agrees to pick up a package and courier it across the capital. When nobody answers the door at the drop-off, Eddie opens the package and finds a woman’s severed head in a hatbox. He panics and dumps it in the River Thames. Returning home, Cass is kidnapped by the mysterious Eldridge and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder.

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Dead Head Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Why Me?

Petty crook Eddie Cass is paid £100 to deliver a parcel to Regent Park West. When nobody answers the door, Eddie goes against his instructions and opens to discover a human head.

Wednesday · 40 years ago

2. Anything for England

Eddie goes on the run with aid of Hugo Silver, who informs him that his estranged wife Dana is a murderer and has set him up. Silver persuades him to infiltrate the rich elite but he's then murdered and Eddie has no allies.

Wednesday · 40 years ago

3. The War Room

Eddie is forced to live on the street then gets a break when he spots Jill. She leads him to his friend Caractacus but he has changed. After getting him fit for battle, they take him to a meeting but Jill has betrayed them all.

Wednesday · 40 years ago

4. The Patriot Finale

Eddie can't get arrested and his one lead is a house in Holland Park. He enlists the owner's daughter and they head to a country house where he discovers the real killer is too important to ever be named and has just one choice.

Wednesday · 40 years ago

Dead Head Season 1 guest stars

  • Lindsay Duncan

    Lindsay Duncan

    Dana Cass

  • Norman Beaton

    Norman Beaton

    Caractacus

  • Susannah Bunyan

    Jill

  • Larrington Walker

    Larrington Walker

    Stoker

  • Winston Crooke

    Clyde

  • Forbes Collins

    Forbes Collins

    Benny

  • Don Henderson

    Don Henderson

    DI Malcolm

  • Peter Attard

    DS Cross

  • Barrie Houghton

    Barrie Houghton

    DI Agnew

  • Edita Brychta

    Edita Brychta

    Young Woman

  • Neil Munro

    Taxi Driver

  • Eric Francis

    Newspaper Seller

  • Tacy Kneale

    Sandra

  • James Warwick

    James Warwick

    Lord Clive Ludlow

  • Ellen Sheean

    Mrs Epworth

  • Gabriel Connaughton

    Williams

Dead Head Season 1 FAQ

When does Dead Head Season 1 come out?

Dead Head Season 1 premiered Wednesday, January 15, 1986 on BBC Two.

How many episodes are in Dead Head Season 1?

Dead Head Season 1 has 4 episodes.

Are new episodes of Dead Head Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Dead Head Season 1 finale?

The Dead Head Season 1 finale (Episode 4) aired Wednesday, February 5, 1986.

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